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Food & Beverage - January, 2016

251 articles

• Tomato Growers Take FDA Row To High Court
• Taco Bell Wage Settlement Still Too Opaque, Judge Says
• Brand Battles: Finnegan Faces Foe For Newsletter Trademark
• Chobani Must Pull Ads About 'Chlorine' In Dannon Yogurt
• Airport Restaurant Operator Eying $585M IPO
• Insurer Says It Won't Cover Blue Buffalo Supplier Fraud Suit
• 6 Environmental Nuisance Suits Attorneys Need To Track
• DOL Cements Tough Stance On Joint Employment
• GMO Disclosure Debate Divides The Food Industry
• Del. Justices Won't Revive Suit Over DuPont-Monsanto IP Row
• Dairy Farm Wins H-2A Approval For Farm Manager Jobs
• Man Swears He'll Buy Yogurt Again To Revive Class Cert.
• Tesco Wants Investor Suits Joined In New York
• Chinese Garlic Exporter Says Competitors Defrauded US
• Cicero On Legal Advocacy
• Keurig Investors Sue To Halt $13.9B Buyout
• Wal-Mart Rips 'Threadbare' Pork And Beans Labeling Claims
• Restaurant, Workers Agree On Language In $1M Settlement
• Real Estate Rumors: Hardesty & Hanover, Whole Foods, Sanofi
• AB InBev Cancels $42B Of Acquisition Loans After Debt Sale
• KKR Sells Stake In Vietnamese Food Co. Masan Consumer
• Latest Move To Ease Cuba Trade Could Be Limit For Obama
• Chinese National Admits Plot To Steal DuPont, Monsanto IP
• Wendy's Probing Suspected Payment Card Breach
• Roquette Trying To Make IP Award 'Meaningless,' Court Told
• Del. Justices Urged To Revive DuPont Investor's Suit
• Citrus Co. Must Pay H-2A Workers $195K Award In Wage Row
• Sen. Vows Filibuster Of FDA Nominee Over Big Pharma Ties
• SoCal Sushi Chain To Pay $750K For Widespread OT Violations
• Deals Rumor Mill: Postal Savings Bank Of China, Hon Hai, KKR
• Cities Push For MDL As Monsanto PCB Suits Pile Up
• Enviros Launch FOIA Suit Over Groundwater Pollution Worries
• Garlic Importer Decries Enhanced Entry Bonds At US Ports
• NJ Judge Upholds Tax On Retail Property For Lack Of Data
• US Climbs Aboard WTO Case Over Colombian Alcohol Taxes
• General Mills Customers Can't Appeal Stay Of Trans Fat Case
• 4 Ways To Improve The Business Intake Process
• Right Distribution Is Key To Successful Beer Remedies
• The Complications Surrounding Market Manipulation Cases
• Enviros Push To Vacate USDA Organic Rule
• Shrimp Breeders Snagged In Antitrust Suit By Texas Rival
• Consumers Say Co. Kept 'Mold' Meat Substitute Hidden
• Reed Smith Attys Sanctioned Over 'Misleading' Filings
• Tribes Ask 9th Circ. For Alternate Way To Participate In Case
• Gov't Action A Must For Chemical Plant Risks, CSB Says
• FWS Reaches Out To Tribes With New Native American Policy
• Farm Says EEOC's Sanctions Defense More Like An Admission
• US Seeks Toss Of Alaska Tribe's Fishing Rights Suit
• US Knocks Down Colombia's Mad Cow-Driven Beef Hurdles
• FDA Warning Wire: Chernobyl, Rogue Rice, Device Lapses
• Goya Slams Class Cert. Bid By 'Professional Plaintiff'
• A Guide To A Product Maker's Insurance Needs
• Sanders Places Hold On FDA Nominee Over Big Pharma Ties
• Class Gets Cert. In Costco Suit Over Hepatitis-Tainted Berries
• Franchises Ask Justices To Take Up Seattle Wage Hike Row
• White House Chips Away Travel, Export Restrictions On Cuba
• Giant Ex-Sunny Delight Bottling Plant Sold to Investor Group
• Teamsters File $58M Suit Over Upaid Pensions
• REBUTTAL: When Insurance Policies Are Enforced As Written
• Gilstrap Won't Ax Coupon Patents In CVS Case Under Alice
• Gardere Nabs 3 Perkins Coie Supply Chain, Franchise Pros
• Milk Retailers Lose Cert Bid In Dean Foods Competition Suit
• Sen. Holds Up FDA Nominee, Wants Fix For Opioid Approvals
• WTO Dispute Roundup: Cuban IP Row Cools, Argentina Chided
• Crowell Adds Product Liability Defense Pro In Calif.
• NJ High Court Won't Hear 'Borgata Babes' Bias Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: AB InBev, Schlumberger, Bridgepoint
• AB InBev, SABMiller Tie-Up Faces Aussie Antitrust Probe
• Colo. High Court Asked To Clarify Policy Cancellation Law
• 9th Circ. Could Allow Retailers To Advertise Alcohol
• Merger Investigations Set Records In 2015
• Insurer Fights Bid To Toss Fondue Pot Flame Injury Suit
• Sens. Raise Concerns Over Food Industry's Online Labels
• Brand Battles: Facebook, Nike, Coca-Cola
• McDonald's Franchisees Ordered To Fork Over Data To NLRB
• Texas Justices Let Ruling Stand Allowing Post-Arb. Discovery
• Shuttered Cheese Maker Pleads Guilty Over Listeria Scare
• Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Skadden, Locke Lord
• Deals Rumor Mill: Anheuser-Busch, Yahoo, AIG
• 3 Traits Of Best-In-Class General Counsel
• Kellogg Cookies Contain Harmful Trans Fats, Shopper Says
• The Increasing Risk Of Criminal Prosecution For Food Cos.
• Romania's Bonds Off-Limits For Paying $250M Arb. Win
• Supreme Court Could Upend Tribal Expectations In Tax Row
• Liquor Store Co. Can't Nix Wal-Mart Subpoena In TABC Row
• Monsanto Sues To Keep Roundup Off Calif. Carcinogen List
• Patentee Forum Shopping May Be About To Change
• 'Old School' Tools May Hinder Attorney Collaboration
• Massive Fridge Facility Changing Hands In $110M Deal
• Judge Won't Toss Expert Milk Price Testimony In Antitrust Row
• Pa. To Protect Chesapeake Regardless Of High Court Appeal
• Juice Execs Not Covered For Stock Scam Suit, Insurer Says
• Sponsor Targets Track-And-Field Body's Limits On Logos
• Gov't Ordered To Weigh Impact Of Excluding Fish From Plan
• Bigelow Tea Buyers Seek Cert. In Antioxidant False Ad Row
• Justices Mull Role Of Nonnative Settlement In Tribal Tax Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Invesco, Publix, Weiss Realty
• Roquette Asks What It Can Sell During IP Arbitration Fight
• 6 Types Of Legal 'Mumbo-Jumbo' Attorneys Must Avoid
• Food & Beverage Group Of The Year: Winston & Strawn
• Nestle Loses Kit Kat Trademark Fight In UK Court
• San Diego Accused Of Forum Shopping In Monsanto PCB Case
• Whole Foods, Consumers Agree To End Price Labeling Suit
• Feds Urge High Court To Keep Chesapeake Bay Pollution Limit
• Ohio Justices Ax Tax Exemption For County-Owned Eatery
• Kraft, Mondelez To Appeal In CFTC Wheat Market Suit
• $35M Case Belongs In Fed Jurisdiction, High Court Told
• Archer Daniels, Cargill Try To Pop Syngenta's Corn Claims
• Insurer Says It's Owed Discount On $14M Cockroach Claims
• Food & Beverage Group Of The Year: Patterson Belknap
• NAFTA Countries' Poultry, Egg Orgs Unite To Fight Bird Flu
• Red Robin Accused of Torpedoing Pa. Franchises
• Sandwich Buyer Sinks Teeth Into Firm's Trans Fat Defense
• USDA Loosens Livestock Export Rules
• Sugar Farms Owed Defense In Pesticide Harm Suit, Judge Says
• High Court Won't Hear Dispute Over Fla. Appeals Process
• Blue Moon Looks Like A Craft Beer, But Is Not, Court Told
• 5 Insights From Sharp Electronics Deputy GC Deborah Tyler
• Related Picks Up NY McDonald's For $152M For Hudson Yards
• The Legality Of Tracking Employees By GPS
• Food & Beverage Group Of The Year: Greenberg Traurig
• Dow Can't Shake $456M Plant Patent Arbitration Loss
• MSCs In California Mass Tort Litigation: A Call For Reform
• Peanut Co. Must Shell Out Cash For Worker's Nut Dust Injury
• 9th Circ. Slams Judge's 'Animus' Against Gov't In Land Row
• Fed. Circ. Sets Argument In TC Heartland Patent Venue Fight
• Neb. Tells High Court To Keep Tribal Tax Out Of Village
• Future Employment Ban Struck From Pizzeria Wage Deal
• Steakhouse Skewers 2nd Nixing Of Chef's Visa Application
• DuPont Beats Bid To Revive Suit Over $1B Monsanto IP Verdict
• Foursquare Raises $45M With Gunderson Dettmer's Aid
• Deals Rumor Mill: Asahi Group, ChemChina, Sharp Corp.
• Okla. Restaurant Willfully Violated FLSA, Must Pay $2.1M
• SEC Adapts To Newman In PF Chang's Insider Trading Suit
• Perkins Owner Wants Sexual Harassment Class Action Tossed
• EU Approves $7.7B Ball-Rexam Deal With Antitrust Fixes
• McDonald's Can't Downsize Calif. Unpaid Wages Action
• Safeway Shopper Looks To Merge Underfilled Tuna Can Suits
• Foster's $14M Loss Not 'Solely' From Closure, Lloyd's Says
• Ranchers Say TPP Will Ravage US Meat Production
• Buyout Firm Brynwood Scoops Up Sunny D In $195M Deal
• Courts Make Doing Good Abroad Bad For Business At Home
• Payroll Co. Takes NLRB's Class Waiver Fight To 5th Circ.
• Food & Beverage Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn
• Jack Daniel's Maker Sells Southern Comfort, Tuaca Brands
• Grocery Wholesaler Says Seneca Owes Defense In Injury Suit
• Philip Morris Can't Boot Judge From FDA Labeling Suit
• Kellogg Escapes Breakfast-To-Go Breach Suit At 2nd Circ.
• EU Serves Colombia With WTO Complaint Over Alcohol Taxes
• Orioles' Concession Provider Fights OT Suit Revival
• 7th Circ. Wary Of Decision To Toss PF Chang's Breach Case
• AB InBev Plans $46B Bond Sale To Help Fund SABMiller Deal
• FWS Allows More Industry Activity Around Threatened Bat
• 2015's Most Complex Deals And The Firms That Led Them
• Kraft Says Private Wheat Futures Suits Fail Despite CFTC Win
• BigLaw 2016: A Look Ahead
• Monsanto Weeds Out False Ad Suit Over Pesticide
• $1.9M Award To Rice Bran Distributor Over Mill In Brazil OK'd
• Roquette Gets IP Arbitration Row Paused For Appeal
• Tito's Handmade Vodka Maker Can't Dodge False Ad Suit
• Fondue Pot Makers Want Flame Injury Suit Extinguished
• Starbucks Sues Coffee Chain Over 'Freddoccino' Drink
• Ex-Agriculture Official Returns To Armstrong Teasdale
• South Africa Ducks In Game of Chicken With US Over Fees
• Deals Rumor Mill: Asahi Group, VAT, Apollo Global
• Starbucks Beats Famed NYC Muralist's Frappuccino IP Suit
• NJ Law Firm Can't Sink Malice Suit For Lack Of Expert
• Federal Waters Open Up For Aquafarming With NOAA Rule
• Chiquita MDL Atty's Excuse For Sharing Info Gets Slammed
• Kellogg Breakfast-To-Go Suit Won't Fly At 2nd Circ.
• FDA One Step Closer To New Chief After Senate Panel Vote
• Roquette Wants IP Arbitration Row Paused During Appeal
• Dannon Wants Chobani's Chlorine Yogurt Ads Stopped
• Patrizia Drops $272M On German Retail Portfolio
• NLRB Prioritizes McDonald's Joint-Employer Review
• Iowa Justices Asked To Clarify Drainage Districts' Immunity
• Justices Won't Eye Court Sign-Off For Private FLSA Deals
• Brand Battles: MLB, McDonald's, Apple
• Vodka Drinkers Seek Cert. In Tito's 'Handmade' False Ad Suits
• Nestle Loses Bid For High Court Review In Child Slavery Suit
• Morgan Lewis Twisting Malpractice Claims, Ex-Client Says
• Grocer Demands Defense For Shareholder Fight In 8th Circ.
• Chobani Rips Dannon False Ad Claim, Seeks Declaratory Relief
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive Jim Beam Lipstick Mark Row
• Olive Oil Buyers Can Nix 'Extra Virgin' Claims In False Ad Row
• Catsimatidis' GC Slams NFL Star's Wannabe Kids TV Show
• Chipotle Shareholders Sue Over Outbreaks, Subpoena
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Denial Of Soy Fiber Patent Application
• Blue Bell Still Finding Listeria In Ice Cream Plants
• 3 Retail Industry Trends To Watch In 2016
• Campbell Wants Fed. GMO Law, Will Start Labeling Its Food
• Paid Leave In Worker Discrimination Suit Isn't Firing
• Fage Seeks Partial Dismissal Of Greek Yogurt False Ad Row
• Consumers Again Lose Class Cert. Bid In Supple False Ad Suit
• 6 Steps To Becoming A Superior Supervising Attorney
• Establishing Peace Over Calif. Piece-Rate Employees
• Top 10 Food And Drug Product Law Developments For 2015
• Docs Say Egg Cos. Influenced Abolition Of Cholesterol Limit
• Olive Oil Buyers Drop 'Extra Virgin' Claims In False Ad Row
• EEOC Fights Sanctions Bid In Ga. Farm Race Bias Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives Challenge To Calif. Store Booze-Ad Ban
• Pa. Court Axes Organic Farm's Gas Compressor Challenge
• Crawfish Co.'s Peeler Jobs Not Agricultural Labor, Judge Says
• Future-Employment Ban Burns Pizza Chain's Wage Suit Pact
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive CWA Citizen Suit Over Discharge Regs
• Berkeley Becomes Latest City To Sue Monsanto Over PCBs
• House Passes Bill To Scrub 'Burdensome' Rules
• US, S. Africa Strike Meat Deal To Avert AGOA Removal
• SuperValu Hack Victims Haven't Shown Harm, Judge Says
• NY Salad Chain Accused Of Violating Labor Laws
• DOJ Takes Rare Step In Probing Single Chipotle Restaurant
• Potato Co. Sues Over 'Buttery' Spuds In Trademark Row
• Enviros, Beekeepers Slam EPA Over Seed Coating Regs
• AIG Says Farm Co.'s Lies Nix Coverage Of $44.5M Award
• House Debates Bill To Eliminate 'Burdensome' Rules
• EPA Finds Commonly Used Insecticide Harms Beehives
• Cassin, Cleary Guide $71M Deal For NY Retail Property
• Bulleit Bourbon Owner Can't Knock Out Trademark Suit Yet
• Chipotle Woes Continue With Criminal Probe Over Norovirus
• Eatery Patron Denied New Trial For Umbrella Injury Damages
• Consumer's Bid To Certify Yogurt False Ad Class Struck Down
• Subway Class Action Deal Ends Era Of Short Footlongs
• Tones Vaisey Guides Broadstone In $74.4M Red Lobster Deal
• Trader Joe's Underfills Tuna Cans, Consumers Say
• Consumer Seeks Smucker Recipe In 'Natural' Labeling Suit
• Darden Workers Ask 7th Circ. To Revive Vacation Pay Suit
• Jimmy John's Franchisees Say Consolidation Would Be Costly
• Neb. Town's Tribal Tax Beef Is With Congress, Justices Told
• Whole Foods Says Overpricing Suit Lacks Key Ingredients
• Firm Plagiarized Hansen's Labeling Suit, Shoppers Say
• Monster Energy Heart Damage Suit Sent Back To State Court
• US Slams Halal Food Co. Founder's Bid To Dodge Prison
• US Holds Off On AGOA Repeal For South African Food
• CIT Backs Commerce In Taiwanese PET Film Duty Challenge
• Russian Co. Can Sue Over Stoli Vodka TM, 2nd Circ. Says
• Choctaw Nation Backs Changes To USDA Agreement With Tribes
• ConAgra Urges Justices To Put Trust Dispute In State Court
• Whole Foods Cookie 'Cane Juice' Class Action Crumbles
• Justices Asked To Mull Preemption Of NC Workers' Comp Law
• 8th Circ. Won't Revive Claims Against BNSF Over Farm Flood
• Taco Bell's Settlement Of Wage Suit Rejected By Judge
• SEC Launches Insider Trading Case Over Fidelity Deal
• Chiquita Loses Bid To Nix $13M Bill For Terrorism Claims
• NLRB Says Whole Foods' No-Recording Rules Violate NLRA
• Heinz, Rockstar Hit With Suits Over 'Made In US' Labels
• EU-Ukraine Deal Takes Effect As Russia Sets Up Food Ban
• Russian Seafood Co.'s Shipping Case Arbitration Win Upheld
• What Your Outside Counsel Doesn't Know About E-Discovery
• 3rd Circ. Ruling May Significantly Expand Antitrust Standing
• What To Expect From State Attorneys General This Year
• Dispute Settlement At The WTO: Outlook For 2016